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title: Autodiscovery Template Variables
description: >-
  Reference guide for template variables available in Autodiscovery integration
  configuration for dynamic container environments
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# Autodiscovery Template Variables

[Autodiscovery](https://docs.datadoghq.com/getting_started/containers/autodiscovery) enables you to set static configurations for dynamic resources like containers.

You can use the following template variables to dynamically assign your container's values:

| Template Variable           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `"%%host%%"`                | The container's network IP.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `"%%host_<NETWORK NAME>%%"` | When the container is attached to multiple networks, returns the network name to use.                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `"%%port%%"`                | The highest exposed port **sorted numerically and in ascending order**.For example, returns `8443` for a container that exposes ports `80`, `443`, and `8443`.                                                                                               |
| `"%%port_<NUMBER_X>%%"`     | The `<NUMBER_X>` port **sorted numerically and in ascending order**.For example, if a container exposes ports `80`, `443`, and `8443`, `"%%port_0%%` refers to port `80`, and `"%%port_1%%"` refers to `443`.                                                |
| `"%%port_<NAME>%%"`         | The port associated with the port name `<NAME>`.                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `"%%pid%%"`                 | The container process ID, as returned by `docker inspect --format '{{.State.Pid}}' <CONTAINER_NAME>`.                                                                                                                                                        |
| `"%%hostname%%"`            | The `hostname` value from the container configuration. Only use this variable if the `"%%host%%"` variable cannot fetch a reliable IP (for example, in [ECS awsvpc mode](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task-networking.html)). |
| `"%%env_<ENV_VAR>%%"`       | The contents of the `$<ENV_VAR>` environment variable **as seen by the Agent process**.                                                                                                                                                                      |
| `"%%kube_namespace%%"`      | The Kubernetes namespace.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `"%%kube_pod_name%%"`       | The Kubernetes pod name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `"%%kube_pod_uid%%"`        | The Kubernetes pod UID.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

**Fall back**:

- For the `"%%host%%"` template variable: in case the Agent is not able to find the IP, this template variable falls back to the `bridge` network IP.
- For the `"%%host_<NETWORK NAME>%%"`: if the `<NETWORK_NAME>` specified is not found, this template variable behaves like `"%%host%%"`.

Depending on your platform, not all template variables are supported:

| Platform    | Auto-discovery identifiers | Host | Port | Tag | Pid | Env | Hostname | Kube Namespace | Pod Name | Pod UID |
| ----------- | -------------------------- | ---- | ---- | --- | --- | --- | -------- | -------------- | -------- | ------- |
| Docker      | â                          | â    | â    | â   | â   | â   | â        | â              | â        | â       |
| ECS Fargate | â                          | â    | â    | â   | â   | â   | â        | â              | â        | â       |
| Kubernetes  | â                          | â    | â    | â   | â   | â   | â        | â              | â        | â       |

## Further Reading{% #further-reading %}

- [Configure integrations with Autodiscovery on Kubernetes](https://docs.datadoghq.com/containers/kubernetes/integrations/)
- [Configure integrations with Autodiscovery on Docker](https://docs.datadoghq.com/containers/docker/integrations/)
- [Match a container with the corresponding integration template](https://docs.datadoghq.com/agent/guide/ad_identifiers/)
- [Manage which container to include in the Agent Autodiscovery](https://docs.datadoghq.com/agent/guide/autodiscovery-management/)